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AJPW @ Osaka, Japan – April 15, 1988 (4,400)
Isao Takagi d. George Skaaland
Shunji Takano d. Tom Magee
Giant Baba & Akira Taue d. Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
The Great Kabuki, Takashi Ishikawa, & Hiroshi Wajima d. Samson Fuyuki, Ashura Hara, & Toshiaki Kawada
John Tenta & Tiger Mask d. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich
Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Big Bubba Rogers & Jimmy Snuka
Bruiser Brody fought Genichiro Tenryu to a double countout
NJPW @ Kamata, Japan – April 15, 1988 (1,300)
Osamu Kido & Keichi Yamada d. Los Villanos IV y V
Norio Honaga & Hiro Saito d. Black Cat & Masakatsu Funaki
Hiroshi Hase d. Steve Casey
Scott Hall battled Seiji Sakaguchi to a double countout
Kengo Kimura d. Manny Fernandez by DQ
Masa Saito & Big Van Vader d. Tatsumi Fujinami & George Takano
Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Antonio Inoki, & Shiro Koshinaka d. Kuniaki Kobayashi, Riki Choshu, & Super Strong Machine
Brooklyn, NY - April 15, 1988
Michael Hayes battled Iron Sheik to a double countout
Brockton, MA - April 15, 1988
Ted Arcidi battled Bob Orton to a double countout
JCP @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 15, 1988 (5,000)
Al Perez d. Ricky Santana
Rick Steiner & Kevin Sullivan d. Italian Stallion & Kendall Windham
Nikita Koloff d. Larry Zbyszko
NWA World TV Title: Mike Rotundo (c) fought Steve Williams to a draw
The Road Warriors d. The Powers of Pain
Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, Sting, & Barry Windham d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair, & Ivan Koloff
AWA @ Mason City, IA – April 15, 1988
Ricky Rice d. Jerry Sags
Brian Knobbs fought Buck Zumhofe to a draw
Baron Von Raschke d. Soldat Ustinov
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Wahoo McDaniel d. Curt Hennig (c) by DQ
AWA World Tag Titles: Badd Company (c) d. The Midnight Rockers
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – April 15, 1988 (700)
Chris Adams, Shaun & Steve Simpson d. Eric Embry, John Tatum, & Jack Victory
Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts vs. Kerry & Kevin Von Erich
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – April 15, 1988 (1,100)
Jonathan Holliday fought Goldie Rogers to a draw
Steve DiSalvo d. Suni War Cloud
Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow d. Brick Bronsky & Willie Seymour
Shinji Sasazaki d. Chris Benoit
Bunkhouse Elimination Steel Cage: Kerry Brown, Rip Rogers, Makhan Singh, & Johnny Smith d. Bruce & Owen Hart, Jason the Terrible, & Brian Pillman
Durban, South Africa - April 16, 1988
Matt Borne d. Gama Singh
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – April 16, 1988
Doug & Tommy Gilbert d. Rikki Nelson & Scott Steiner
Max Pain d. Rodney Napper
Tom Brandi & Scotty the Body d. The Cuban Assassins by DQ
Jeff Jarrett, Billy Travis, & Ken Wayne d. Terry Adonis, Brickhouse Brown, & Gary Young
Brooklyn, NY – April 16, 1988 (450)
Michael Hayes d. Iron Sheik
JCP @ Rock Hill, SC – Winthrop Coliseum – April 16, 1988
Johnny Ace, Ricky Santana, & Kendall Windham vs. Rip Morgan & The Sheepherders
CWA @ Nashville, TN – Sports Arena – April 16, 1988
Texas Death: Jerry Lawler & Eddie Marlin d. Doug & Tommy Gilbert
CWA @ Jonesboro, AR – Sports Arena – April 16, 1988 (350)
Buddy Wayne d. Doug Dancing
Ken Wayne d. Terry Adonis
Billy Travis d. Buddy Wayne
Falls Count Anywhere: Brickhouse Brown d. Tom Brandi
Texas Death: Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis d. Max Pain & Gary Young
JCP @ Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion – April 16, 1988 (3,500)
The Powers of Pain vs. The Road Warriors
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair (c) d. Sting
World Class @ Mineola, TX - April 16, 1988
Angel of Death vs. Wild Bill Irwin
Eric Embry vs. The Missing Link
Chris Adams vs. Terry Taylor
Iceman Parsons vs. Kevin Von Erich
World Class @ Quinlan, TX – April 16, 1988
Kerry Von Erich d. Terry Gordy by DQ
Shaun & Steve Simpson d. John Tatum & Jack Victory
Black Bart d. Sweet Brown Sugar
Michael Hayes d. Iceman Parsons by DQ
AWA @ Las Vegas, NV – Showboat Sports Pavilion – April 16, 1988 (2,000)
Rocky Mountain Thunder d. Billy Anderson
Mario Soto d. Ricky Ataki
Ricky Rice d. Brian Knobbs by DQ
AWA World TV Title: Paul Diamond d. Greg Gagne (c) by DQ
Teijho Khan & Soldat Ustinov d. Ray Stevens & Baron Von Raschke
The Nasty Boys battled The Rock n Roll Express to a DDQ
Steel Cage Match: Wahoo McDaniel d. Curt Hennig
Stampede @ Edmonton, Alberta – April 16, 1988 (950)
Jonathan Holliday d. Beef Wellington
Steve DiSalvo d. Suni War Cloud
Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow d. Brick Bronsky & Willie Seymour
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) vs. Shinji Sasazaki
Bunkhouse Elimination Steel Cage: Kerry Brown, Rip Rogers, Makhan Singh, & Johnny Smith d. Bruce & Owen Hart, Jason the Terrible, & Brian Pillman
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – April 16, 1988
The Southern Rockers d. CW Bergstrom & Moondog Moretti
The Assassin & Art Barr fought Mike Golden & Paul Neu to a draw
Cocoa Samoa d. Al Madril by countout
Jesse Barr battled The Grappler to a no contest
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – April 17, 1988
The Jive Tones vs. The Road Warriors
Tully Blanchard vs. The Midnight Rider
NWA World Tag Titles: Lex Luger & Barry Windham (c) vs. Arn Anderson & Ric Flair
SCW @ Kennesaw, GA - Miss Kitty's - April 17, 1988
Bob Orton Jr. & Dick Slater d. Ted Oates & Ranger Ross
Mr. Wrestling II d. Mr. Atlanta by DQ
WWC @ Yabucoa, Puerto Rico - April 17, 1988
Huracan Castillo Jr. vs. Super Black Ninja
Invader III vs. Danny Spivey
Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat vs. The Renegade Warriors
Kendo Nagasaki & Mr. Pogo vs. Miguel Perez Jr. & TNT
Steel Cage: The Invader vs. Chicky Starr
Chain: Carlos Colon vs. Hercules Ayala
Stampede @ Drayton Valley, Alberta – April 17, 1988
Jonathan Holliday d. Goldie Rogers
Cuban Assassin d. Suni War Cloud
Brian Pillman d. Gerry Morrow
Brick Bronsky & Beef Wellington d. Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith d. Chris Benoit (c) by DQ
Jason the Terrible d. Steve DiSalvo by countout
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – April 18, 1988
Gary Young d. Rikki Nelson
Tom Brandi & Scott Steiner d. The Cuban Assassins
Brickhouse Brown fought Billy Travis to a draw
US Jr. Heavyweight Title: Ken Wayne (c) battled Jeff Jarrett to a double countout
CWA Tag Titles: The Bruise Brothers (c) d. Doug & Tommy Gilbert by DQ
SR – Max Pain: Ernest Angel d. Jerry Lawler by DQ
CWA Heavyweight Title: Max Pain (c) d. Jerry Lawler
JCP @ West Palm Beach, FL – City Auditorium – April 18, 1988 (2,000)
Rick Steiner d. Kendall Windham
Jimmy Garvin battled Kevin Sullivan to a no contest
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express by DQ
Mike Rotundo fought Barry Windham to a draw
Lex Luger, The Midnight Rider, & Sting d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Ric Flair
WOW @ Mobile, AL – April 18, 1988
WOW Tag Titles: Bob Holly & Ron Starr d. The Rock n Roll Express (c)
WOW Heavyweight Title Tournament – Finals: Masao Ito d. Hacksaw Higgins
AJPW @ Sendai, Japan – April 19, 1988
Shunji Takano & John Tenta d. Tom Magee & George Skaaland
Footloose battled Takashi Ishikawa & Tiger Mask to a double countout
Giant Baba & The Great Kabuki d. Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
Hiroshi Wajima & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich
Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu d. Big Bubba Rogers & Jimmy Snuka
Jumbo Tsuruta d. Bruiser Brody
NJPW @ Gamagori, Japan – April 19, 1988 (1,470)
Hiroshi Hase & Hiro Saito d. Los Villanos IV y V
Kengo Kimura & George Takano d. Kuniaki Kobayashi & Super Strong Machine
Riki Choshu d. Steve Casey
Masa Saito & Big Van Vader d. Tatsumi Fujinami & Shiro Koshinaka
Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Antonio Inoki, & Seiji Sakaguchi d. Manny Fernandez, Scott Hall, & Crusher Krunsky
JCP @ Miami, FL – James L. Knight Center – April 19, 1988 (4,000)
Ricky Santana d. Rocky King
Bugsy McGraw d. Crusher Balboa
Rick Steiner d. Kendall Windham
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express by DQ
Kevin Sullivan d. Jimmy Garvin
Mike Rotundo fought Barry Windham to a draw
Lex Luger d. Arn Anderson by countout
The Midnight Rider d. Tully Blanchard by DQ
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Sting d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
Stampede @ Kamloops, British Columbia – April 19, 1988
Suni War Cloud d. Rip Rogers
Kerry Brown d. Beef Wellington
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith d. Chris Benoit (c)
Steve DiSalvo battled Jason the Terrible to a double countout
Cuban Assassin, Gerry Morrow, & Makhan Singh d. Bruce & Owen Hart, & Brian Pillman
USA @ Oneida, TN - April 20, 1988
Hector Guerrero fought Davey Rich to a draw
Tommy Lane d. Bill Dundee by DQ
Johnny Rich d. Mike Davis
Scott Armstrong & The Bullet d. Mongolian Stomper & Moondog Spot
JCP @ Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – April 20, 1988
Mike Rotundo d. Sam Bass
Sting d. David Isley
The Fantastics d. Kelly Stevens & Snake Watson
Steve Williams d. Bob Riddle
The Midnight Express d. Tommy Angel & Rocky King
Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain d. Bob Emory, Max McGyver, & Curtis Thompson
Al Perez d. Larry Stevens
Nikita Koloff d. ?
NWA World Tag Titles: Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard d. Lex Luger & Barry Windham (c)
CWA @ Evansville, IN – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – April 20, 1988
Scott Steiner d. Terry Adonis
Brickhouse Brown d. Scotty the Body
Hospital Elimination: Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis d. Doug Gilbert & Gary Young
Stretcher: Tommy Gilbert d. Eddie Marlin
CWA Heavyweight Title: Max Pain (c) d. Jerry Lawler
Stampede @ Kelowna, British Columbia – April 20, 1988
Kerry Brown fought Beef Wellington to a draw
Steve DiSalvo d. Suni War Cloud
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Rip Rogers
Bunkhouse Elimination Steel Cage: Bruce & Owen Hart, Jason the Terrible, & Brian Pillman d. Cuban Assassin, Gerry Morrow, Makhan Singh, & Johnny Smith
AJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Korakuen Hall – April 21, 1988 (1,850)
Akira Taue d. Tom Magee
Austin Idol & Tommy Rich d. Shinichi Nakano & Isamu Teranishi
The Great Kabuki & Shunji Takano d. Big Bubba Rogers & George Skaaland
All-Asian Tag Titles: Footloose (c) d. Mighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa
Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka d. John Tenta & Yoshiaki Yatsu
Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima d. Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu
WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - April 21, 1988 (12,000)
WWF Superstars taping:
Prime Time Wrestling: WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/2/88: Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Brutus Beefcake after Virgil tripped Beefcake from the floor
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Rick Martel & Tito Santana when Santana was pinned after becomming distracted by Fuji
Andre the Giant defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage via disqualification after Savage used a steel chair as a weapon
4/30/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan discussing Jim Duggan; included an ‘Update’ segment showing the Rick Rude / Jake Roberts incident from last week; featured comments from Randy Savage & Elizabeth as well as the One Man Gang & Slick regarding their match on SNME later that weekend; featured closing comments from Honkytonk Man and Hillbilly Jim regarding their match the following week:
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Joe Milano at 1:54 following the press slam / splash combo
Junkyard Dog pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 1:50 with the powerslam
Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Mario Mancini at 2:03 with a sit-down splash off the top
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Nelson Veilleux at 1:47 with the side suplex
Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz at 1:55 when Powers pinned Horowitz after a powerslam
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George Steele via count-out at 2:55 when Steele chased Hart into the aisle and was attacked from behind by Valentine with Steele then chasing Valentine back to the ring, and instead of going in the ring to beat the count, Steele opted to throw some steel chairs in the ring instead; after hearing the decision, Steele chased the referee backstage
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jose Luis Rivera & Scott Casey at 2:48 when Ax pinned Casey following the Decapitation
5/7/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth where a near-confrontation took place with Savage & Ted Dibiase following Dibiase’s match; included an ‘Update’ segment showcasing Bad News Brown; featured closing comments from the Bolsheviks and Hulk Hogan regarding the Hogan / Zhukov match the following week:
Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated Terry Gibbs & Ron Rovishod at 2:13 when Santana pinned Rovishod following the flying forearm
Bret Hart pinned Van Van Horne at 1:55 with the piledriver
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Reno Riggins at the 55-second mark with the front suplex
Jake Roberts pinned Scott Colontonio at 1:08 with the DDT
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Bill Woods at 2:02 after applying the Million $ Dream; Woods wrestled the entire match with his ring jacket on, after he was attacked by Dibiase before the bell and never had chance to remove it
The Islanders & High Chief Afi (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Outback Jack, Brady Boone, & Steve Blackman at 5:52 when Tama pinned Boone with a splash off the top rope; Heenan introduced Afi as the new Islander before the bout (Afi’s only TV appearance with the Islanders as Tama left the WWF soon after this match)
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Hillbilly Jim at 2:07 with a roll up and hooking Jim’s overalls after Jim ran into the corner when Honky move out of the way
5/14/88:
Jim Duggan defeated Chris Duffy
Bad News Brown defeated Carmine Surace
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned Barry Horowitz with the slingshot splash
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Rick Gantner & Tony Leone
Brutus Beefcake defeated Woody Lee
Hulk Hogan pinned Boris Zhukov with the legdrop; after the match Nikolai Volkoff and Slick came to the ring, with Volkoff receiving a powerslam and legdrop and Slick an atomic drop to the outside (Hogan’s final appearance until the summer as he was filming ‘No Holds Barred’)
JCP @ Harrisonburg, VA - High School - April 21, 1988
Chris Champion vs. Cruel Connection #2
Johnny Ace vs. Cruel Connection
The Lightning Express vs. The Sheepherders
Green Machine vs. Jimmy Valiant
Ronnie Garvin & Barry Windham vs. Al Perez & Rick Steiner
Jimmy Garvin vs. Mike Rotundo
WWC @ Manati, Puerto Rico - April 21, 1988
Tony Falk vs. Victor Jovica
Invader III vs. Super Black Ninja
Huracan Castillo Jr. vs. Kendo Nagasaki
Miguel Perez Jr. vs. Mr. Pogo
Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat vs. The Renegade Warriors
Danny Spivey vs. TNT
Carlos Colon & The Invader vs. Hercules Ayala & Chicky Starr
Stampede @ Kimberly, British Columbia – April 21, 1988
Gerry Morrow d. Suni War Cloud
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Cuban Assassin d. Chris Benoit (c) by DQ
Steve DiSalvo d. Beef Wellington
Johnny Smith d. Ross Lindsay
Bruce & Owen Hart, Jason the Terrible, & Brian Pillman d. Kerry Brown, Cuban Assassin, Rip Rogers, & Makhan Singh
Isao Takagi d. George Skaaland
Shunji Takano d. Tom Magee
Giant Baba & Akira Taue d. Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
The Great Kabuki, Takashi Ishikawa, & Hiroshi Wajima d. Samson Fuyuki, Ashura Hara, & Toshiaki Kawada
John Tenta & Tiger Mask d. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich
Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Big Bubba Rogers & Jimmy Snuka
Bruiser Brody fought Genichiro Tenryu to a double countout
NJPW @ Kamata, Japan – April 15, 1988 (1,300)
Osamu Kido & Keichi Yamada d. Los Villanos IV y V
Norio Honaga & Hiro Saito d. Black Cat & Masakatsu Funaki
Hiroshi Hase d. Steve Casey
Scott Hall battled Seiji Sakaguchi to a double countout
Kengo Kimura d. Manny Fernandez by DQ
Masa Saito & Big Van Vader d. Tatsumi Fujinami & George Takano
Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Antonio Inoki, & Shiro Koshinaka d. Kuniaki Kobayashi, Riki Choshu, & Super Strong Machine
Brooklyn, NY - April 15, 1988
Michael Hayes battled Iron Sheik to a double countout
Brockton, MA - April 15, 1988
Ted Arcidi battled Bob Orton to a double countout
JCP @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 15, 1988 (5,000)
Al Perez d. Ricky Santana
Rick Steiner & Kevin Sullivan d. Italian Stallion & Kendall Windham
Nikita Koloff d. Larry Zbyszko
NWA World TV Title: Mike Rotundo (c) fought Steve Williams to a draw
The Road Warriors d. The Powers of Pain
Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, Sting, & Barry Windham d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair, & Ivan Koloff
AWA @ Mason City, IA – April 15, 1988
Ricky Rice d. Jerry Sags
Brian Knobbs fought Buck Zumhofe to a draw
Baron Von Raschke d. Soldat Ustinov
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Wahoo McDaniel d. Curt Hennig (c) by DQ
AWA World Tag Titles: Badd Company (c) d. The Midnight Rockers
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – April 15, 1988 (700)
Chris Adams, Shaun & Steve Simpson d. Eric Embry, John Tatum, & Jack Victory
Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts vs. Kerry & Kevin Von Erich
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – April 15, 1988 (1,100)
Jonathan Holliday fought Goldie Rogers to a draw
Steve DiSalvo d. Suni War Cloud
Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow d. Brick Bronsky & Willie Seymour
Shinji Sasazaki d. Chris Benoit
Bunkhouse Elimination Steel Cage: Kerry Brown, Rip Rogers, Makhan Singh, & Johnny Smith d. Bruce & Owen Hart, Jason the Terrible, & Brian Pillman
Durban, South Africa - April 16, 1988
Matt Borne d. Gama Singh
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – April 16, 1988
Doug & Tommy Gilbert d. Rikki Nelson & Scott Steiner
Max Pain d. Rodney Napper
Tom Brandi & Scotty the Body d. The Cuban Assassins by DQ
Jeff Jarrett, Billy Travis, & Ken Wayne d. Terry Adonis, Brickhouse Brown, & Gary Young
Brooklyn, NY – April 16, 1988 (450)
Michael Hayes d. Iron Sheik
JCP @ Rock Hill, SC – Winthrop Coliseum – April 16, 1988
Johnny Ace, Ricky Santana, & Kendall Windham vs. Rip Morgan & The Sheepherders
CWA @ Nashville, TN – Sports Arena – April 16, 1988
Texas Death: Jerry Lawler & Eddie Marlin d. Doug & Tommy Gilbert
CWA @ Jonesboro, AR – Sports Arena – April 16, 1988 (350)
Buddy Wayne d. Doug Dancing
Ken Wayne d. Terry Adonis
Billy Travis d. Buddy Wayne
Falls Count Anywhere: Brickhouse Brown d. Tom Brandi
Texas Death: Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis d. Max Pain & Gary Young
JCP @ Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion – April 16, 1988 (3,500)
The Powers of Pain vs. The Road Warriors
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair (c) d. Sting
World Class @ Mineola, TX - April 16, 1988
Angel of Death vs. Wild Bill Irwin
Eric Embry vs. The Missing Link
Chris Adams vs. Terry Taylor
Iceman Parsons vs. Kevin Von Erich
World Class @ Quinlan, TX – April 16, 1988
Kerry Von Erich d. Terry Gordy by DQ
Shaun & Steve Simpson d. John Tatum & Jack Victory
Black Bart d. Sweet Brown Sugar
Michael Hayes d. Iceman Parsons by DQ
AWA @ Las Vegas, NV – Showboat Sports Pavilion – April 16, 1988 (2,000)
Rocky Mountain Thunder d. Billy Anderson
Mario Soto d. Ricky Ataki
Ricky Rice d. Brian Knobbs by DQ
AWA World TV Title: Paul Diamond d. Greg Gagne (c) by DQ
Teijho Khan & Soldat Ustinov d. Ray Stevens & Baron Von Raschke
The Nasty Boys battled The Rock n Roll Express to a DDQ
Steel Cage Match: Wahoo McDaniel d. Curt Hennig
Stampede @ Edmonton, Alberta – April 16, 1988 (950)
Jonathan Holliday d. Beef Wellington
Steve DiSalvo d. Suni War Cloud
Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow d. Brick Bronsky & Willie Seymour
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) vs. Shinji Sasazaki
Bunkhouse Elimination Steel Cage: Kerry Brown, Rip Rogers, Makhan Singh, & Johnny Smith d. Bruce & Owen Hart, Jason the Terrible, & Brian Pillman
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – April 16, 1988
The Southern Rockers d. CW Bergstrom & Moondog Moretti
The Assassin & Art Barr fought Mike Golden & Paul Neu to a draw
Cocoa Samoa d. Al Madril by countout
Jesse Barr battled The Grappler to a no contest
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – April 17, 1988
The Jive Tones vs. The Road Warriors
Tully Blanchard vs. The Midnight Rider
NWA World Tag Titles: Lex Luger & Barry Windham (c) vs. Arn Anderson & Ric Flair
SCW @ Kennesaw, GA - Miss Kitty's - April 17, 1988
Bob Orton Jr. & Dick Slater d. Ted Oates & Ranger Ross
Mr. Wrestling II d. Mr. Atlanta by DQ
WWC @ Yabucoa, Puerto Rico - April 17, 1988
Huracan Castillo Jr. vs. Super Black Ninja
Invader III vs. Danny Spivey
Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat vs. The Renegade Warriors
Kendo Nagasaki & Mr. Pogo vs. Miguel Perez Jr. & TNT
Steel Cage: The Invader vs. Chicky Starr
Chain: Carlos Colon vs. Hercules Ayala
Stampede @ Drayton Valley, Alberta – April 17, 1988
Jonathan Holliday d. Goldie Rogers
Cuban Assassin d. Suni War Cloud
Brian Pillman d. Gerry Morrow
Brick Bronsky & Beef Wellington d. Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith d. Chris Benoit (c) by DQ
Jason the Terrible d. Steve DiSalvo by countout
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – April 18, 1988
Gary Young d. Rikki Nelson
Tom Brandi & Scott Steiner d. The Cuban Assassins
Brickhouse Brown fought Billy Travis to a draw
US Jr. Heavyweight Title: Ken Wayne (c) battled Jeff Jarrett to a double countout
CWA Tag Titles: The Bruise Brothers (c) d. Doug & Tommy Gilbert by DQ
SR – Max Pain: Ernest Angel d. Jerry Lawler by DQ
CWA Heavyweight Title: Max Pain (c) d. Jerry Lawler
JCP @ West Palm Beach, FL – City Auditorium – April 18, 1988 (2,000)
Rick Steiner d. Kendall Windham
Jimmy Garvin battled Kevin Sullivan to a no contest
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express by DQ
Mike Rotundo fought Barry Windham to a draw
Lex Luger, The Midnight Rider, & Sting d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Ric Flair
WOW @ Mobile, AL – April 18, 1988
WOW Tag Titles: Bob Holly & Ron Starr d. The Rock n Roll Express (c)
WOW Heavyweight Title Tournament – Finals: Masao Ito d. Hacksaw Higgins
AJPW @ Sendai, Japan – April 19, 1988
Shunji Takano & John Tenta d. Tom Magee & George Skaaland
Footloose battled Takashi Ishikawa & Tiger Mask to a double countout
Giant Baba & The Great Kabuki d. Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
Hiroshi Wajima & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich
Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu d. Big Bubba Rogers & Jimmy Snuka
Jumbo Tsuruta d. Bruiser Brody
NJPW @ Gamagori, Japan – April 19, 1988 (1,470)
Hiroshi Hase & Hiro Saito d. Los Villanos IV y V
Kengo Kimura & George Takano d. Kuniaki Kobayashi & Super Strong Machine
Riki Choshu d. Steve Casey
Masa Saito & Big Van Vader d. Tatsumi Fujinami & Shiro Koshinaka
Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Antonio Inoki, & Seiji Sakaguchi d. Manny Fernandez, Scott Hall, & Crusher Krunsky
JCP @ Miami, FL – James L. Knight Center – April 19, 1988 (4,000)
Ricky Santana d. Rocky King
Bugsy McGraw d. Crusher Balboa
Rick Steiner d. Kendall Windham
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express by DQ
Kevin Sullivan d. Jimmy Garvin
Mike Rotundo fought Barry Windham to a draw
Lex Luger d. Arn Anderson by countout
The Midnight Rider d. Tully Blanchard by DQ
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Sting d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
Stampede @ Kamloops, British Columbia – April 19, 1988
Suni War Cloud d. Rip Rogers
Kerry Brown d. Beef Wellington
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith d. Chris Benoit (c)
Steve DiSalvo battled Jason the Terrible to a double countout
Cuban Assassin, Gerry Morrow, & Makhan Singh d. Bruce & Owen Hart, & Brian Pillman
USA @ Oneida, TN - April 20, 1988
Hector Guerrero fought Davey Rich to a draw
Tommy Lane d. Bill Dundee by DQ
Johnny Rich d. Mike Davis
Scott Armstrong & The Bullet d. Mongolian Stomper & Moondog Spot
JCP @ Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – April 20, 1988
Mike Rotundo d. Sam Bass
Sting d. David Isley
The Fantastics d. Kelly Stevens & Snake Watson
Steve Williams d. Bob Riddle
The Midnight Express d. Tommy Angel & Rocky King
Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain d. Bob Emory, Max McGyver, & Curtis Thompson
Al Perez d. Larry Stevens
Nikita Koloff d. ?
NWA World Tag Titles: Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard d. Lex Luger & Barry Windham (c)
CWA @ Evansville, IN – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – April 20, 1988
Scott Steiner d. Terry Adonis
Brickhouse Brown d. Scotty the Body
Hospital Elimination: Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis d. Doug Gilbert & Gary Young
Stretcher: Tommy Gilbert d. Eddie Marlin
CWA Heavyweight Title: Max Pain (c) d. Jerry Lawler
Stampede @ Kelowna, British Columbia – April 20, 1988
Kerry Brown fought Beef Wellington to a draw
Steve DiSalvo d. Suni War Cloud
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Rip Rogers
Bunkhouse Elimination Steel Cage: Bruce & Owen Hart, Jason the Terrible, & Brian Pillman d. Cuban Assassin, Gerry Morrow, Makhan Singh, & Johnny Smith
AJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Korakuen Hall – April 21, 1988 (1,850)
Akira Taue d. Tom Magee
Austin Idol & Tommy Rich d. Shinichi Nakano & Isamu Teranishi
The Great Kabuki & Shunji Takano d. Big Bubba Rogers & George Skaaland
All-Asian Tag Titles: Footloose (c) d. Mighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa
Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka d. John Tenta & Yoshiaki Yatsu
Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima d. Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu
WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - April 21, 1988 (12,000)
WWF Superstars taping:
Prime Time Wrestling: WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/2/88: Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Brutus Beefcake after Virgil tripped Beefcake from the floor
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Rick Martel & Tito Santana when Santana was pinned after becomming distracted by Fuji
Andre the Giant defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage via disqualification after Savage used a steel chair as a weapon
4/30/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan discussing Jim Duggan; included an ‘Update’ segment showing the Rick Rude / Jake Roberts incident from last week; featured comments from Randy Savage & Elizabeth as well as the One Man Gang & Slick regarding their match on SNME later that weekend; featured closing comments from Honkytonk Man and Hillbilly Jim regarding their match the following week:
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Joe Milano at 1:54 following the press slam / splash combo
Junkyard Dog pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 1:50 with the powerslam
Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Mario Mancini at 2:03 with a sit-down splash off the top
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Nelson Veilleux at 1:47 with the side suplex
Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz at 1:55 when Powers pinned Horowitz after a powerslam
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George Steele via count-out at 2:55 when Steele chased Hart into the aisle and was attacked from behind by Valentine with Steele then chasing Valentine back to the ring, and instead of going in the ring to beat the count, Steele opted to throw some steel chairs in the ring instead; after hearing the decision, Steele chased the referee backstage
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jose Luis Rivera & Scott Casey at 2:48 when Ax pinned Casey following the Decapitation
5/7/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth where a near-confrontation took place with Savage & Ted Dibiase following Dibiase’s match; included an ‘Update’ segment showcasing Bad News Brown; featured closing comments from the Bolsheviks and Hulk Hogan regarding the Hogan / Zhukov match the following week:
Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated Terry Gibbs & Ron Rovishod at 2:13 when Santana pinned Rovishod following the flying forearm
Bret Hart pinned Van Van Horne at 1:55 with the piledriver
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Reno Riggins at the 55-second mark with the front suplex
Jake Roberts pinned Scott Colontonio at 1:08 with the DDT
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Bill Woods at 2:02 after applying the Million $ Dream; Woods wrestled the entire match with his ring jacket on, after he was attacked by Dibiase before the bell and never had chance to remove it
The Islanders & High Chief Afi (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Outback Jack, Brady Boone, & Steve Blackman at 5:52 when Tama pinned Boone with a splash off the top rope; Heenan introduced Afi as the new Islander before the bout (Afi’s only TV appearance with the Islanders as Tama left the WWF soon after this match)
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Hillbilly Jim at 2:07 with a roll up and hooking Jim’s overalls after Jim ran into the corner when Honky move out of the way
5/14/88:
Jim Duggan defeated Chris Duffy
Bad News Brown defeated Carmine Surace
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned Barry Horowitz with the slingshot splash
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Rick Gantner & Tony Leone
Brutus Beefcake defeated Woody Lee
Hulk Hogan pinned Boris Zhukov with the legdrop; after the match Nikolai Volkoff and Slick came to the ring, with Volkoff receiving a powerslam and legdrop and Slick an atomic drop to the outside (Hogan’s final appearance until the summer as he was filming ‘No Holds Barred’)
JCP @ Harrisonburg, VA - High School - April 21, 1988
Chris Champion vs. Cruel Connection #2
Johnny Ace vs. Cruel Connection
The Lightning Express vs. The Sheepherders
Green Machine vs. Jimmy Valiant
Ronnie Garvin & Barry Windham vs. Al Perez & Rick Steiner
Jimmy Garvin vs. Mike Rotundo
WWC @ Manati, Puerto Rico - April 21, 1988
Tony Falk vs. Victor Jovica
Invader III vs. Super Black Ninja
Huracan Castillo Jr. vs. Kendo Nagasaki
Miguel Perez Jr. vs. Mr. Pogo
Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat vs. The Renegade Warriors
Danny Spivey vs. TNT
Carlos Colon & The Invader vs. Hercules Ayala & Chicky Starr
Stampede @ Kimberly, British Columbia – April 21, 1988
Gerry Morrow d. Suni War Cloud
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Cuban Assassin d. Chris Benoit (c) by DQ
Steve DiSalvo d. Beef Wellington
Johnny Smith d. Ross Lindsay
Bruce & Owen Hart, Jason the Terrible, & Brian Pillman d. Kerry Brown, Cuban Assassin, Rip Rogers, & Makhan Singh